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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

What's everyone reading at the moment? Apart from obviously this post

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

Just finished the fast 800 but it is more of a review tbh

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

One about the demise of the American Indians .. bury me in something river .. I’ve forgotten the title but a real interesting read

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

Cerys Matthews’ Where The Wild Cooks Go.

I love that woman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lies lies lies

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By *inaTitz OP TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"One about the demise of the American Indians .. bury me in something river .. I’ve forgotten the title but a real interesting read

Bury my heart at Wounded Knee?

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

A New History of Jazz by Alyn Shipton. Luke

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

The book of life by Deborah Harkness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Elon Musk : How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future by Ashlee Vance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Catch-22

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"One about the demise of the American Indians .. bury me in something river .. I’ve forgotten the title but a real interesting read

Bury my heart at Wounded Knee?"

That’s the one.. great read

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"One about the demise of the American Indians .. bury me in something river .. I’ve forgotten the title but a real interesting read

Bury my heart at Wounded Knee?

That’s the one.. great read

I was being bone idle, it’s only in the bedroom lol ...thanks

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

My friend passed a book on to me, its AWFUL! Every Woman For Herself by Trisha Ashley. She kept giving me thrillers which I explained I don't like so now she's changed tack and has started passing chick lit on.

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By *aul happyMan
over a year ago

tilgate crawley

now the family lawyer.james patterson , just finished reading lee child echo burning

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Still getting through The Rules of Contagion. It's good but intellectually chewy (non fiction).

My next to read books are Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall or Tom Holt The Walled Orchard

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey"

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've been drowning in uni books, but really looking forward to reading Shuggie Bain over Xmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class .. "

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

'This is going to hurt' by adam kay, one half of amateur transplants

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class .. "

His books are decent tbf

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By *hetalkingstoveMan
over a year ago

London

Just finished Richard Osman's book. Pretty good!

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis "

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Currently The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, as soon as it's the 25th I'm pausing that reread and opening Luster by Raven Leilani which I'm very excited about!! So excited I even use two exclamation marks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too."

I loved Chart Throb and Dead Famous. I think I'm actually going to go and re-read some as most were ages ago. I'll add the religion one to the list as I've not read that one yet, thanks

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too.

I loved Chart Throb and Dead Famous. I think I'm actually going to go and re-read some as most were ages ago. I'll add the religion one to the list as I've not read that one yet, thanks

I'll find one what it's called.. I think it's his best one

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

The new Brandon Sanderson, probably my favourite fantasy author.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bluest Eyes

The Tiger's Bride

The Lady of the House of Love

The Erl KIng

The Bloody Chamber

(English student lol) doing Gothic as a theme at the moment. All very boring.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis "

Yes identity crisis was excellent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The devil at home..by Rachel William's

Everything is going to be okay..by samantha baldwin.

Signed aswell as they are Friends of mine.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too.

I loved Chart Throb and Dead Famous. I think I'm actually going to go and re-read some as most were ages ago. I'll add the religion one to the list as I've not read that one yet, thanks

Blind faith its called

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too.

I loved Chart Throb and Dead Famous. I think I'm actually going to go and re-read some as most were ages ago. I'll add the religion one to the list as I've not read that one yet, thanks

I'll find one what it's called.. I think it's his best one"

Ben Elton's books are spot on usually and a real reflection of life a lot of the time - the one that was basically a spoof of X Factor was bang on the mark.

My favourite recent one though was Time And Time Again about a man sent back in time to prevent the start of the First World War, the thinking being it would stop the unnecessary bloodshed in the trenches and also prevent the rise of Hitler and the Nazis and so stop World War II - is a real make you stop and think book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Catch-22"

Omg in my top 3..always rereading it

Never met anyone else whose read it!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Catch-22

Omg in my top 3..always rereading it

Never met anyone else whose read it! "

I read it at school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

I can't stand Ben Elton generally either but his books are fantastic, honestly! I'd recommend Identity Crisis

I thought the one set in the future about religion was excellent

And high society too.

I loved Chart Throb and Dead Famous. I think I'm actually going to go and re-read some as most were ages ago. I'll add the religion one to the list as I've not read that one yet, thanks

I'll find one what it's called.. I think it's his best one

Ben Elton's books are spot on usually and a real reflection of life a lot of the time - the one that was basically a spoof of X Factor was bang on the mark.

The X factor one is Chart Throb, and Dead Famous is a Big Brother house.

I have been dying to read the brothers one for ages so that and Blind Faith will be next on my list. Thanks guys

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

The X factor one is Chart Throb, and Dead Famous is a Big Brother house.

I have been dying to read the brothers one for ages so that and Blind Faith will be next on my list. Thanks guys

Oh forgot Two Brothers which was also very good and again thought provoking. Forget the story but First Casualty a murder mystery set in the trenches was also very good.

Identity Crisis is the one of his I have lined up for a potential next after I finish Peter James

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

In between books at the moment, trying to decide what to read next, it will be either; The Covent Garden Ladies (which Harlots is based on); The Council of Twelve, book 6 of a series about an executioner and his family set in late 1600s Bavaria; Court No 1 The Old Bailey; or The Child of Auschwitz

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By *elshsunsWoman
over a year ago

Flintshire

Good Vibes Good Life by Vex King

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Catch-22

Omg in my top 3..always rereading it

Never met anyone else whose read it!

I read it at school

Really.. Gosh we had to read Byron

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Catch-22

Omg in my top 3..always rereading it

Never met anyone else whose read it!

I read it at school

Really.. Gosh we had to read Byron

I read stuff like that too

but had a broad approach to English. Poetry, Shakespeare, contemporary, film analysis etc

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Catch-22

Omg in my top 3..always rereading it

Never met anyone else whose read it!

I read it at school

Really.. Gosh we had to read Byron

School reading was always old school classics (O Level books were Great Expectations, Taming Of The Shrew and Playboy Of The Western World) but think I read Catch 22 by choice in my teens

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Just re-reading, Bertram Russell’s, in praise of idleness.

Don’t know why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tinker tailor soldier spy is the only book I've never been able to finish.. Tried it 3 or 4 times.. A huge hard backed monster of a book that used to glare at me

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

"Tinker tailor soldier spy is the only book I've never been able to finish.. Tried it 3 or 4 times.. A huge hard backed monster of a book that used to glare at me

I couldn't get through all of the Game of Thrones books, I gave up half way through book 3.

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

50 shades freed.

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

"50 shades freed."

The one that was like a Mills and Boon novel....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radical acceptance- Tara Brach

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

His books are decent tbf"

Go on, I’ll keep it in mind and acquire one .. Can never give an opinion unless you’ve tried what ever it may be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"50 shades freed.

The one that was like a Mills and Boon novel...."

Mills and Boon are so much better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Still getting through The Rules of Contagion. It's good but intellectually chewy (non fiction).

My next to read books are Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall or Tom Holt The Walled Orchard"

Wolf Hall is a fantastic read, I’ve recently finished part 3. Highly recommended!

Reading All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland at the moment. I’ve really enjoyed some of his earlier books but this is a bit meh so far.

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

The Dirty South

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Death's end - Final book of the Three body problem series.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How to write one song - Jeff Ty

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Find Them Dead - Peter James

My favourite author, featuring one of my favourite characters - slightly different from the normal murder investigation, more a court room drama but just as good as any of the others in the series.

Next up it's a toss up between a Ben Elton or the sequel to Tattoist Of Auschwitz called Cilka's Journey

Go for the latter, can’t stand Ben Elton.. but blackadder goes fourth was class ..

His books are decent tbf

Go on, I’ll keep it in mind and acquire one .. Can never give an opinion unless you’ve tried what ever it may be

I'd recommend either Time And Time Again or Two Brothers as recent examples of his work worth a read that are both intelligently written and thought provoking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson.

Trying to overcome 2020.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

I've had to stop reading Nophek Gloss, it just didn't work for me and I've so many books to read. It's got great reviews, the writing was fine so it's just down to taste. I may go back to the wheel of time by Robert Jordan, I stopped at book five for a break. May go historical fiction, has anyone read The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton?

Quick recommendation for Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. My book of the year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm currently listening to Girl by Edna O'brien.. .remember the schoolgirls k.i.d.napped + tortured by the Boko Harem in Nigeria.. Its a novel, but drawn from real events and research trips /accounts with the author

Only just started it, but its heart-rending and uncomfortable so far

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I'm currently listening to Girl by Edna O'brien.. .remember the schoolgirls k.i.d.napped + tortured by the Boko Harem in Nigeria.. Its a novel, but drawn from real events and research trips /accounts with the author

Only just started it, but its heart-rending and uncomfortable so far"

Oh goodness, that sounds incredibly moving

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Only just started it, but its heart-rending and uncomfortable so far"

They just released all the boys they took recently. I don't know if i could read that book as my heart just broke. I have two daughters and it's unimaginable for either of them to be just gone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tinker tailor soldier spy is the only book I've never been able to finish.. Tried it 3 or 4 times.. A huge hard backed monster of a book that used to glare at me

Never read it but the Alec Guiness TV adaptation is superb.

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By *rben112Man
over a year ago

worcester

"'This is going to hurt' by adam kay, one half of amateur transplants "

Just finished that one. Very entertaining

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

The last time I picked a book up it was Frazzled by Ruby Wax..the title seemed to fit how I was feeling.

I soon put it back down..I couldn't get into it...it's by my bed ..now and then I glance over at it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just listened to 'for the record' by David Cameron . Never sworn so much in my life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Boomeritis - Ken Wilber

The story of a naïve young undergraduate student in computer science and his quest for meaning in a fragmented world provides the setting in which Wilber contrasts the alienated flatland of scientific materialism with the integral vision, which embraces body, mind, soul, and spirit in self, culture, and nature. The book especially targets one of the most stubborn obstacles to realising the integral vision: a disease of egocentrism and narcissism that Wilber calls boomeritis because it seems to plague the baby-boomer generation most of all.

Through a series of sparkling seminar-lectures skillfully interwoven with the hero ’s misadventures in the realms of sex, drugs, and popular culture, all of the major tenets of extreme postmodernism are criticised and exemplified , including the author having a bad case of boomeritis himself. Parody, intellectual slapstick, and a mind-twisting surprise ending unite to produce a highly entertaining summary of the work of cutting-edge theorists in human development from around the world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have audible so listen to alot of books.

I may restart Leviathan Wakes book 1 in the Expanse series. The final book (9) is being released this year I think.

I may also start Sandman Slim.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is Memorial Device, David Keenan.

About young life and artistic possibilities in deepest Lanarkshire in the late 70s and early 80s. Who knew?!

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